Integrating human and environmental health in antibiotic risk assessment: A critical analysis of protection goals, species sensitivity and antimicrobial resistance

Antibiotics are vital in the treatment of bacterial infectious diseases but when released into the environment they may impact non-target organisms that perform vital ecosystem services and enhance antimicrobial resistance development with significant consequences for human health. We evaluate wheth...

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Main Authors: Gareth Le Page, Lina Gunnarsson, Jason Snape, Charles R. Tyler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-12-01
Series:Environment International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412017309005